Lyons senior quarterback Blaise Reichert and the offense made scoring look easy early in Friday’s season opener against New Trier.

The Lions eventually lost 20-10, but they scored the game’s first 10 points on their first two possessions. with Reichert completing six of his first 10 passes for 78 yards.

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Lyons (0-1) opened the scoring with Reichert’s 28-yard touchdown strike to sophomore Trell Harris on the opening possession. After a fumble recovery, the Lions added a 20-yard field goal by senior Chris Clarke.

That was as good as it got.

In all, Reichert completed 18 of 29 passes for 170 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The Lions finished with 17 rushing yards.

“We started well,” said Reichert, who started six games last season but had to win the quarterback job again under new coach Dan Hartman. “Then we started to lose some energy, got tired a little bit, and the defense took advantage of that.”

Reichert, who lives in Burr Ridge, said the Trevians (1-0) adjusted to the Lions’ quick-strike passing attack.

“They made some big adjustments," Reichert said. “We were doing a lot of short game, and they started bringing up safeties and buzzing linebackers, and we have to work on that next week.”

Hartman said the Lions were hampered by their inability to run the football.

“(New Trier) started lightening up the box and covering all the receivers, so we really need to run the ball. We weren’t able to do that,” Hartman said. “If you can’t run the ball, and they know you are going to throw it every time, they can bring pressure, exotic blitzes, all that good stuff.”

Still, the opening moments of the contest provided a glimpse of the Lions’ offensive potential. Lyons appears to have the makings of a dangerous offense with Reichert, Clarke, Harris and senior Sam Rodriguez.